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Cuomo Seeks Court’s Help in Undecided Senate Races

By Danny Hakim November 17, 2010 2:37 pmNovember 17, 2010 2:37 pm

Governor-elect Andrew M. Cuomo is asking the state’s chief judge to expedite the handling of the three undecided State Senate races to avoid a leadership stalemate when the next legislative session begins in January.

“In my view, a Senate in limbo is not only undesirable, but also unacceptable,” Mr. Cuomo wrote in a letter to Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman on Wednesday.

“Accordingly, I respectfully request that the court system proactively address the scheduling of litigation related to the three Senate seats to ensure they are promptly and fairly resolved,” he added. “I am firmly of the belief that if these cases are not fast-tracked — through appropriate scheduling orders and procedures — some or all of them may take months to resolve, and delays of that length could cripple the orderly operations of the Legislature.”

Mr. Cuomo signed his letter as both the state’s attorney general and the governor-elect.

Excuse me?
Is Cuomo doing all this under the title of Attorney General or Governor Elect?
I really couldn’t discern the difference.
He may well have the power to do this as Attorney General however, isn’t he rather stepping on and over Governor Patterson’s authoritative position by jumping the gun on duties that shouldn’t begin for him until next January?

Well, we started with a choice of three italians for governor and Cuomo won. Now he tries to control the outcome of a senate election by using the court, just like george Bush. I have a beef with the state supreme court in that they vacated the death penalty in new york, so I have no confidence in Judge Lippman to do the right thing. This state is run by the mafia and the military, and I implore the state supreme court to deny Cuomo’s appeal for the court to decide the outcome of an election by the people.
Count the votes, deny Cuomos request.

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